Have you ever dreamed of Chocolate Hills? Or met a tarsier, a fist-sized primate with the head of Yoda and the posture of Gollum? You certainly will in Bohol, central Philippines, where you can experience these and so much more in just three days.

These are neither movies nor games—these places are real. In Asia-Pacific alone, there are so many surreal and extraordinary places that will capture your imagination. Here’s proof that Earthly locations can be more dream-like than dreams.

With over 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines has bountiful waters and a seemingly endless shoreline. Three centuries under Spain and 50 years under the United States haven’t fazed the 90 million karaoke-singing, basketball-playing people of this country often skipped—undeservedly—on journeys to Southeast Asia. Come get a glimpse of the Philippines through the lenses of Travel 3Sixty readers.